Plastic+Bag+Recycling

=**Bags to Bench Project** =

Project final comments: This project was a great success. We collected over 24,000 bags in less than three months. Giant Foods gave us three benches instead of the one that we were expecting. The photo below is what 24,000 plastic bags (stored in large garbage bags) looks like. It took three pick-up trucks to deliver them to the Cumberland Martin's store. Thanks to them for taking so many bags at one time.



This project is being made possible by GIANT FOODS. The company has agreed to provide the club with a bench for the school that is made out of recycled plastic bags. It takes 12,000 plastic grocery bags to make one bench so that is our goal. The entire school is involved in this project. We will keep a running total of our progress below. The bench should arrive in time to be placed in front of the school on EARTH DAY 2010.

**November 4th - 224**  **November 10th - 1902**  **November 17th - 3732**  **November 18th - 4237 -** Students and teachers from the entire school are participating in this project with great  enthusiasm. In a little over two weeks we have already collected a third of our goal. If participation continues we  will probably have to increase our goal. **November 20th - 4760**  **November 23rd - 5333**  **November 24th - 6741**  **December 2nd - 8033**  **December 4th - 8264**  **December 8th - 8687e**  **December 10th - 9618**  **December 14th - 11,866** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** December 15th - 12,127 (Our goal has been changed to 24,000 because of the great participation) ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** December 16th - 12,847 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** December 18th - 13,759 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** December 22nd - 14,646 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** January 4th - 15,678 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** January 8th - 16,382 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** January 13th - 16,589 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** January 14th - 18,025 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** January 19th - 18,855 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** January 25th - 20,971 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** February 1st - 20,280 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** February 3rd - 20,452 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** February 12th - 22,436 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** February 16th - 23,555 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** February 20th - 24,000+ ** **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This project was a great success. We reached twice our original goal in three months. **